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A day after North Carolina-Chapel Hill sent students home because a bunch of people on campus tested positive for COVID-19, the University of Notre Dame has taken a similar step (albeit temporary, for the moment) by making instruction online only for two weeks in order to try and head-off an outbreak at their school. This […]
While Wuhan, China emerged as ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic—and subsequently underwent the world’s first, and perhaps most severe lockdown—it appears the city is returning back to normal. This past weekend, the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park was crowded with partygoers standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the water, while pools were packed with people floating in […]
Trump, who earlier this month declined to answer a reporter’s question about “all the lying” he’s done to the American people, is being taken to task for his recent lies about New Zealand’s COVID-19 numbers. Addressing reporters, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern noted the (should-be-quite-obvious) differences between the numbers in New Zealand and those here in the U.S. […]
In what may be a comforting sign for movie fans, and especially out-of-work actors, Sony‘s Cinderella movie starring Camila Cabello in the title role will reportedly start shooting again after initially shutting down production due to COVID-19. Deadline reports that the film, directed by Kay Cannon, will once again resume filming, starting with low-level shooting outside of London, as […]
On Monday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that they would be transitioning from in-person classes to virtual classes, effective August 19, after reporting 135 new positive COVID-19 cases just a week into the fall semester. Those 135 positive tests (composed of 130 students and five employees) came about as a result of four clusters, […]
Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the ramifications of which simply can’t be overstated, Cardi B and Joe Biden have linked up for a special interview spanning a number of key issues. The interview, conducted in a social distancing-friendly manner via Elle and published Monday, sees Biden first congratulating Cardi for her recent appearance on […]
COVID crusaders are coming out of the woodworks to blame average citizens for a global pandemic. This took another level after a woman crashed a couple’s special day because she felt she had the right to enforce CDC regulations. On Saturday, footage surfaced on social media of a woman who lives near Waimanalo Beach in O’ahu, […]
A Connecticut prison inmate hung himself earlier this week with the mask provided to him to help curb the possibility of contracting COVID-19, TMZ reports. Daniel Ocasio, 32, had been serving his sentence for a third-degree burglary charge since August at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center when he was found dead with his cloth mask tied around his neck in the early morning hours […]
Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen are asking fellow British Columbians to stop attending ragers—at least until the pandemic is over. The Vancouverites made the request in separate PSAs this weekend, just days after B.C. Premier John Horgan asked the celebrities for their help. “I have been talking about the importance of making sure that younger demographics are hearing the message,” Horgan said […]
Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC have filed additional legal documents that highlight the inhumane conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm. The entertainers and social justice organization submitted documents this week that outline the ways Parchman personnel have put inmates’ lives at risk amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jay, Gotti, and their attorneys claim that as of July 30, 2020, […]
